In all my non-blogging, I failed to let you know that two of my friends have new books out.

Rachael Herron has two books out now:

Wishes & Stitches is the third book in her Cypress Hollow series. Rachael is a terrific storyteller, and writes some of the best dialogue you’ll find anywhere. AND this one is her best yet. She sets up the romance formula in this novel and then subverts it in the most wonderful ways. It’s smart as hell, this book. You’ll enjoy it.

A Life in Stitches. I already loved Rachael before I read this collection of essays. I love her even more after reading it. It’s lovely and heartfelt and honest.

You may know Sara Shepard from her best-selling YA series, Pretty Little Liars. Her second adult novel, Everything We Ever Wanted, has just been released. I was lucky enough to read it as an early manuscript, and I’m looking forward to seeing where she went with it in its finished form. Here is my interview with her, from when her first adult novel, The Visibles, came out.